go howl at the moon

verb

Go away; get lost; a rude dismissal.

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Meanings

verb
  1. colloquialimperativeGo away; get lost; a rude dismissal.

    Tell him to go howl at the moon, Charles.

    2008, Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk, page 28
    1 more example

    I'm not proud of it, but I lost my temper, and I told her she could go howl at the moon if that was the way she felt about it.

    2017, Jessica Beck, Cast Iron Motive
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APA

go howl at the moon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20howl%20at%20the%20moon

MLA

“go howl at the moon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20howl%20at%20the%20moon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go howl at the moon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20howl%20at%20the%20moon.

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